Aave Labs

Strategy & Business Development Associate

Aave Labs

$135,000 - $170,000 /year

New York, United States (Onsite)

Operations & Strategy

Mid-Level

Last updated 2026-05-21T06:04:11.124Z

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About the role

Overview

We are looking for a highly driven Strategy & BD Associate to work closely with Aave Labs’ leadership team on high-impact strategic initiatives across ecosystem growth, product expansion, and institutional adoption.

Skills

Strategy Market Research Partnerships Communication Data Analysis

Candidate requirements

These are the minimum requirements a candidate must meet to be considered for this role.

  • 3–5 years of experience in strategy, business development or partnerships, and digital assets
  • Strong understanding of crypto, DeFi, and the evolving digital asset ecosystem

About Aave Labs

Aave Labs is the original author and key contributor of the Aave Protocol and a software technology company founded by Stani Kulechov. The team builds blockchain-based products that power decentralized finance, including the Aave Protocol, the Aave-native stablecoin GHO, and Horizon, an institutional platform for borrowing against tokenized real-world assets. Aave is DeFi’s largest and most trusted lending protocol, where users can earn, borrow, save, and swap alongside millions of others worldwide.

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